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: Received: 24 January 2021 / Approved: 25 January 2021 / Online: 25 January 2021 (15:53:53 CET)
How to cite:
Barfi, K.; Nsiah-Asamoah, C.; Twum, R.; Ainooson – Noonoo, D. Mobile Phones Facilitation of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Initiatives: Health Students Initial Perspectives. Preprints2021, 2021010518. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202101.0518.v1
Barfi, K.; Nsiah-Asamoah, C.; Twum, R.; Ainooson – Noonoo, D. Mobile Phones Facilitation of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Initiatives: Health Students Initial Perspectives. Preprints 2021, 2021010518. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202101.0518.v1
Barfi, K.; Nsiah-Asamoah, C.; Twum, R.; Ainooson – Noonoo, D. Mobile Phones Facilitation of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Initiatives: Health Students Initial Perspectives. Preprints2021, 2021010518. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202101.0518.v1
APA Style
Barfi, K., Nsiah-Asamoah, C., Twum, R., & Ainooson – Noonoo, D. (2021). Mobile Phones Facilitation of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Initiatives: Health Students Initial Perspectives. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202101.0518.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Barfi, K., Rosemary Twum and Daniel Ainooson – Noonoo. 2021 "Mobile Phones Facilitation of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Initiatives: Health Students Initial Perspectives" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202101.0518.v1
Abstract
Students are regarded as frequent users of mobile phones which has proven to be a convenient and acceptable method to promote healthy lifestyle. Students usually engage in relatively high levels of risky behavior and make unhealthy lifestyle choices, a study that investigates how health students access health information is necessary. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional study which was undertaken among third-year nursing students from three nurses training institutions in Ghana. A total of 270 students participated in the study. Most of the respondents who were currently subscribers of the health messages reported that they usually received health information on reproductive health issues, nutrition, and practicing safe sex. Most of the health students revealed that they needed more information on safe sex, diet, managing weight, and stress management. The results also show that health students are likely to remember and share short messages with friends. The findings serve as an ‘eye-opener’ for health educators and mobile service providers concerning factors that should be taken into consideration when framing health text messages that will attract health students.
Keywords
mobile phones; health promotions; short message service; health students
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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